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Description: | A sheet-silver cufflink, circular in plan, with a relief-stamped design depicting two hearts side-by-side below a crown. It is marked by down-turned sides. The lower left-hand portion is slightly damaged and suffers from a gash which bisects the heart in that quadrant. The left-hand side is pinched inward and the rim shorn off. The reverse has a wire loop soldered on in the centre, threaded by a single oval link bearing a maker's stamp (possibly of the letter 'A'), which would have connected to the loop of its now missing partner.Cufflinks bearing the motif of two hearts below a crown are common treasure finds (cf. TAR 2005/6, nos. 612, 613). They are considered to have originally been produced to commemorate the marriage of Charles II to Catherine of Braganza in 1662 but continued in use as a general symbol of love and/or marriage.Ref: Treasure Annual Report 2005/6: 138, nos. 612, 613
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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